Best Straight Shot

Housemade Cinnamon Whiskey at the Royal American

Staff Pick

At some point or another, we've bought ourselves or our good friends or, late enough into the night, complete strangers a shot of Fireball cinnamon whiskey. But when you can, you should always buy local, and at the Royal American, they serve up their own housemade version in a tiny plastic cup. We only imagine this is what unicorn tears taste like; it's sweet but a little sparkly and smooth enough to sip on. For $3 a pop, order it on the rocks and sip it, or just take it and chase it with a cheap domestic draught. The funny thing is, because it's housemade, on different nights it never quite tastes the same.